List of waterfalls in India by height

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The following is a list of highest waterfalls in India. It is based on the data from World Waterfall Database.[1] In many cases, numbers are merely estimates and measures may be imprecise. Highest waterfall in India is kunchikulum in Karnataka.

Waterfall Height Location Remarks Single drop
Barehipani Falls 399[2] metres (1,309 ft)[3] Mayurbhanj district, Odisha 2 tiered waterfalls
Nohkalikai Falls 340m (1115 feet)[3] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya tallest plunge type waterfalls Yes
Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls 315 metres (1,033 ft)[3] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya segmented type waterfalls Yes
Dudhsagar Falls 310 metres (1,020 ft)[3] South Goa District, Goa 4 tiered waterfalls
Kynrem Falls 305 metres (1,001 ft)[3] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 3 tiered waterfalls
Meenmutty Falls 300 m (984 feet)[3] Wayanad district, Kerala 3 tiered waterfalls
Thalaiyar Falls 297 metres (974 ft)[3] Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu horsetail type waterfalls Yes
Barkana Falls 259 metres (850 ft)[3] Shimoga district, Karnataka tiered waterfalls
Jog Falls 253 metres (830 ft)[3] Shimoga district, Karnataka segmented waterfalls Yes
Khandadhar Falls 244 metres (801 ft)[3] Kendujhar district & Sundergarh district, Odisha Horse tail type falls Yes
Vantawng Falls 229 metres (751 ft)[3] Serchhip district, Mizoram 2 tiered waterfalls
Kune Falls 200 metres (660 ft)[3] Pune district, Maharashtra 3 tiered waterfalls
Thoseghar Waterfalls 200 metres (656 feet) Satara district, Maharashtra cataract, segmented
Soochipara Falls 200 metres (656 feet)[3] Wayanad district, Kerala 3 tiered waterfalls
Bahuti Falls 198 metres (650 ft)[3] Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh 2 tiered waterfalls
Magod Falls 198 metres (650 ft)[3] Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 2 tiered waterfalls
Joranda Falls 181 metres (594 ft)[3] Mayurbhanj district, Odisha plunge type waterfalls Yes
Hebbe Falls 168 metres (551 ft)[3] Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka 2 tiered waterfalls
Duduma Falls 157 metres (515 ft)[3] Border of Koraput & Visakhapatnam districts
of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states		 plunge type waterfalls Yes
150 metres (490 ft)[3] Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
Lodh Falls 143 metres (469 ft)[3] Latehar district, Jharkhand 2 tiered waterfalls
Bishop Falls 135 metres (443 ft)[3] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya 3 tiered waterfalls
Chachai Falls 130 metres (430 ft)[3] Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
Keoti Falls 130 metres (430 ft)[3] Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh segmented type waterfall Yes
123 metres (404 ft)[3] Kalimpong district, West Bengal segmented type waterfall Yes
Kalhatti Falls 122 metres (400 ft)[3] Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
120 metres (390 ft)[3] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
Keppa Falls 116 metres (381 ft)[3] Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka fan type waterfall Yes
Koosalli Falls
 116 metres (381 ft)[3] Udupi, Karnataka 6 tiered waterfall
Dabbe falls 110 metres (360 ft) Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka
Pandavgad Falls 107 metres (351 ft)[3] Thane, Maharashtra
Rajat Prapat 107 metres (351 ft)[3] Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh horsetail type waterfall Yes
100 metres (330 ft)[3] Kaimur district, Bihar Yes
Shivanasamudra Falls 98 metres (322 ft)[3] Chamarajanagaradistrict, Karnataka segmented type Yes
Lower Ghaghri Falls 98 metres (322 ft)[3] Latehar district, Jharkhand
Hundru Falls 98 metres (322 ft)[3] Ranchi district, Jharkhand segmented type Yes
Sweet Falls 96 metres (315 ft)[3] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya horsetail type Yes
Agaya Gangai 92 metres (302 ft)[4] Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 1 tiered waterfalls
Patalpani waterfall 91.5 metres (300 ft) Mhow, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh segmented type Yes
Gatha Falls 91 metres (299 ft)[3] Panna district, Madhya Pradesh
Teerathgarh Falls 91 metres (299 ft)[3] Baster district, Chhattisgarh
Kiliyur Falls 91 metres (299 ft)[3] Yercaud, Tamil Nadu fan type waterfall Yes
91 metres (299 ft)[3] Udupi district, Karnataka horsetail type waterfall Yes
Muthyala Maduvu Falls 91 metres (299 ft)[3] Bangalore rural district, Karnataka
Langshiang Falls 85 metres (279 ft)[3] West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya Yes
Talakona falls 82 metres (269 ft)[citation needed] Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
Purwa Falls 70 metres (230 ft) Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
Kakolat Falls 50 metres (160 ft)[citation needed] Nawada district, Bihar
35 metres (115 ft)[citation needed] Darjiling district, West bengal
Dhuandhar Falls 30 metres (98 ft)[3] Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh
Athirappilly Falls 25 metres (82 ft)[3] thrissur district, Kerala segmented type waterfall

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/tallest-waterfalls/total-height
  2. ^ https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/country/India/list?page=1
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "Showing all Waterfalls in India". World Waterfalls Database. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  4. ^ "Agaya Gangai Waterfalls – Milk that falls from the sky!!". With Sankara Subramanian C. Be on the Road. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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